Weather Records on 22 October 1969

966 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 22 October 1969. Highest significance: Grafton, US.

Key Facts for 22 October 1969

On 22 October 1969, 966 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
126 were record highs and 368 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 68 monthly and 897 daily.
Grafton set a monthly record daily snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 22 October 1969.
Across 161 earlier years (1793 to 2025) the same calendar date averaged 451 records.

Record Map

966 stations

966 station records on 22 October 1969 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 22 October 1969: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Grafton	United States	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	70 of 100 (Major)
Woodstock	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	69 of 100 (Major)
Las Vegas 2 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	66 of 100 (Major)
Vanur	India	Record daily precipitation	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	61 of 100 (Major)
Gaylord	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Tajique 4 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Phelps	United States	Record daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Laguna	United States	Record daily precipitation	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	54 of 100 (Notable)
St Thomas	Canada	Record daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Port Aux Basques	Canada	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Lowville	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 of 100 (Notable)
Moncton	Canada	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Lewiston	United States	Record daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Grafton	United States	Record snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Sriperumbudur	India	Record daily precipitation	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Chingleput	India	Record daily precipitation	212.2 mm (8.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Madras/Minambakkam	India	Record daily precipitation	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	49 of 100 (Notable)
Hanover	United States	Record daily snowfall	9.7 cm (3.8 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Cimarron 4 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Shiprock	United States	Record daily precipitation	51.3 mm (2.0 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Archerfield Airport	Australia	Record daily precipitation	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Saint Johnsbury	United States	Record daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	46 of 100 (Notable)
Wandiwash	India	Record daily precipitation	153.0 mm (6.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Stillwater Rsvr	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Cavendish	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	45 of 100 (Notable)
Srivaikuntam	India	Record daily precipitation	99.0 mm (3.9 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Mesa Verde Np	United States	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Gardiner	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Bloomfield 3 SE	United States	Record daily precipitation	29.0 mm (1.1 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Progresso	United States	Record daily precipitation	31.8 mm (1.3 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Auburn	United States	Record daily snowfall	7.6 cm (3.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Bragg 5 N	United States	Record high maximum temperature	25.6 C (78.1 F)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Cuba	United States	Record daily precipitation	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Lennoxville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Crested Butte	United States	Record snow depth	27.9 cm (11.0 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Lewis	United States	Record daily precipitation	36.6 mm (1.4 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Escanaba	United States	Record low maximum temperature	0.0 C (32.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paterson Post Office	Australia	Record daily precipitation	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Collingwood	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	0.6 C (33.1 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Bergland Dam	United States	Record daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Mio Hydro Plt	United States	Record snow depth	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Franklin	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Chaco Canyon Natl Mon	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Santa Rosa	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Indian Lake 2SW	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.4 cm (2.5 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Lucknow	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Port Dover	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	2.8 C (37.0 F)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Collegeville	Canada	Record daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Springfield	Canada	Record daily snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Jemez Springs	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Alpena Co Rgnl AP	United States	Record daily snowfall	6.1 cm (2.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Haliburton A	Canada	Record low maximum temperature	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Hovaling	Tajikistan	Record daily precipitation	28.6 mm (1.1 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Farmington	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Harbor Beach 1 SSE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Manistee 3SE	United States	Record daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Ft Sumner	United States	Record daily precipitation	61.5 mm (2.4 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)

Counts by Type and Timescale

966 records

Records set or tied on 22 October 1969 by type: Highest daily maximum 60, Lowest daily maximum 294, Highest daily minimum 66, Lowest daily minimum 74, Heaviest daily rainfall 308, Heaviest daily snowfall 143, Deepest snow cover 21.

Records on 22 October 1969 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	60
Lowest daily maximum	294
Highest daily minimum	66
Lowest daily minimum	74
Heaviest daily rainfall	308
Heaviest daily snowfall	143
Deepest snow cover	21

Records on 22 October 1969 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 68, daily 897.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

820 broken records

Margins by which the 820 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 204.3. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

22 October 1969

Top 20 records on 22 October 1969 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
22 October 1969	Grafton, US	monthly snowfall	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	73 years	70 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1969	Woodstock, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	98 years	69 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1969	Las Vegas 2 NW, US	daily rain	54.1 mm (2.1 in)	35.0 mm (1.4 in)	72 years	66 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1969	Vanur, IN	daily rain	187.0 mm (7.4 in)	117.9 mm (4.6 in)	59 years	63 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1969	Mio Hydro Plt, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	72 years	61 of 100 (Major)
22 October 1969	Gaylord, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	64 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Tajique 4 N, US	daily rain	41.1 mm (1.6 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Phelps, US	daily snowfall	14.0 cm (5.5 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	52 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Laguna, US	monthly rain	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	14.7 mm (0.6 in)	57 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	St Thomas, CA	daily snowfall	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	9.1 cm (3.6 in)	86 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Port Aux Basques, CA	daily snowfall	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	9.4 cm (3.7 in)	47 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Lowville, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	10.2 cm (4.0 in)	72 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Moncton, CA	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	87 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Lewiston, US	daily snowfall	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	11.4 cm (4.5 in)	73 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Grafton, US	monthly snow depth	17.8 cm (7.0 in)	15.3 cm (6.0 in)	64 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Cornwall, US	daily snowfall	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	12.7 cm (5.0 in)	66 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Sriperumbudur, IN	daily rain	265.0 mm (10.4 in)	204.3 mm (8.0 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Chingleput, IN	daily rain	212.2 mm (8.4 in)	141.1 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Madras/Minambakkam, IN	daily rain	229.4 mm (9.0 in)	141.8 mm (5.6 in)	16 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 1969	Collingwood, CA	daily snowfall	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	5.1 cm (2.0 in)	98 years	49 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1793 to 1969

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1793 to 1969. 1969 had 966 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 10-22 in each year
Year	Records
1793	1
1795	1
1802	1
1810	3
1826	1
1840	1
1842	1
1843	1
1851	2
1853	1
1855	1
1857	1
1859	2
1863	1
1867	1
1869	1
1871	1
1872	1
1875	1
1877	1
1878	1
1879	1
1880	6
1883	1
1884	3
1888	1
1889	1
1890	5
1891	15
1892	3
1893	2
1894	3
1895	5
1896	1
1897	2
1898	8
1900	3
1901	7
1902	3
1903	8
1904	17
1905	13
1906	12
1907	14
1908	24
1909	6
1910	9
1911	43
1912	22
1913	59
1914	20
1915	57
1916	226
1917	74
1918	27
1919	62
1920	172
1921	78
1922	50
1923	105
1924	142
1925	265
1926	97
1927	227
1928	133
1929	417
1930	401
1931	272
1932	209
1933	484
1934	599
1935	874
1936	681
1937	348
1938	133
1939	602
1940	498
1941	576
1942	339
1943	208
1944	299
1945	547
1946	282
1947	754
1948	292
1949	481
1950	400
1951	581
1952	602
1953	615
1954	372
1955	457
1956	324
1957	885
1958	345
1959	524
1960	393
1961	523
1962	203
1963	909
1964	294
1965	433
1966	362
1967	316
1968	300
1969	966
1970	714
1971	626
1972	780
1973	569
1974	910
1975	742
1976	1,194
1977	624
1978	678
1979	1,826
1980	547
1981	943
1982	979
1983	712
1984	1,798
1985	797
1986	1,049
1987	944
1988	999
1989	1,353
1990	1,042
1991	718
1992	1,151
1993	654
1994	631
1995	1,399
1996	1,743
1997	1,072
1998	853
1999	721
2000	1,070
2001	774
2002	1,419
2003	2,006
2004	1,371
2005	1,090
2006	1,296
2007	1,060
2008	846
2009	826
2010	723
2011	691
2012	914
2013	845
2014	603
2015	600
2016	652
2017	720
2018	488
2019	589
2020	1,664
2021	412
2022	955
2023	567
2024	911
2025	566

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-16. Last revised 16 October 2026 (2026-10-16).

Margin	Records
0 to 50	753
50 to 100	47
100 to 150	17
150 to 200	2
200 to 250	1